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JesusἸησοῦςansweredἀπεκρίθηandκαὶsaidεἶπενto him,αὐτῷ“WhatὋIἐγὼam doingποιῶyouσὺdo notοὐκknowοἶδαςnow,ἄρτιbutδὲyou will understandγνώσῃafterward.”μετὰ ταῦτα
John 13:7
Study it in the app“Jesus answered and said to him, “What I am doing you do not know now, but you will understand afterward.””
Jesus, knowing who he is, washes his disciples' feetHumility and Service
With the Greek beneath
John 13:7, word by word
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithē
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apekrithē” appears- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- am doingποιῶpoiō
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiō” appears- knowοἶδαςoidas
know
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “oidas” appears- nowἄρτιarti
now
Now, just now, at this moment.
Where else “arti” appears- you will understandγνώσῃgnōsēi
know
To be truly acquainted with someone, or grasp something fully.
Where else “gnōsēi” appears
The context
6So he comes to Simon Peter; he says to him, “Lord, are you washing my feet?”
7 · This verse (above)
8Peter says to him, “You shall never wash my feet, ever!” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no share with me.”
To study John 13 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus do during the supper, what does he answer Peter when he resists, and what does he ask of them all? (vv. 4-15)
2. What it means
Jesus gives a new commandment: to love one another as he has loved them (v. 34). What does his washing of their feet show about that love?
3. How I live it
Jesus says, “I have given you an example” (v. 15). Whom could you serve today with a simple gesture, without being asked?